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Election in Spain left the country in even deeper political uncertainty
December 21st, 2015
After vote, Spain’s Rajoy faces arduous task Sunday’s election left Spain mired in even deeper political uncertainty than before, with experts calling it “near impossible” for Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy to find the political bedfellows necessary for a coalition. ...
Shares climb, dollar dips as Fed prepares to lift rates
December 16th, 2015
Shares and bond markets rose and the dollar dipped on Wednesday, as investors readied for what is expected to be the first rise in U.S. interest rates in almost a decade. After more than a year of posturing and ...
BGC Partners appoints Managing Director, Head of Swiss offices
December 10th, 2015
BGC Partners, Inc. (NASDAQ: BGCP) (“BGC Partners,” “BGC,” or “the Company”), a leading global brokerage company servicing the financial and real estate markets, today announced that it has named Yann Le Gallais, Managing Director and Head of BGC’s Swiss offices, based ...
Asian markets close on three-week lows, weighed by ECB, Fed
December 4th, 2015
Asian equities slumped to three-week lows Friday, following a global sell-off overnight as investors digested comments from the Fed and the European Central Bank (ECB). Overnight, Fed chair Janet Yellen said in a testimony before Congress that recent economic ...
Oil is expected to reach new lows – CNBC Oil Survey
December 3rd, 2015
OPEC is not expected to take any action this week to prop up oil prices, which have yet to hit rock bottom, according to a new CNBC Oil Survey. Oil is expected to reach new lows in the first ...
OPEC rivals now allies in push for oil market share
November 30th, 2015
Almost by accident, OPEC adversaries Saudi Arabia and Iran are about to work as a team. When the Saudi kingdom decided last year that OPEC should keep pumping to counter a surge in US shale oil, Iran spearheaded resistance ...
OPEC Seen Holding the Line as $40 Crude Looms Over Vienna
November 24th, 2015
All 30 analysts surveyed see OPEC policy unchanged on Dec. 4 Saudi strategy taking effect even as other members protest It’ll take more than $40 crude to make OPEC change its mind, analysts said before the group’s Dec. 4 ...
Well of History: A brief history of the means of payment
November 11th, 2015
How to buy, sell and pay your debts? Almost as old as humanity itself, the means of payment has seen an acceleration in its history with the development of computers and new information technologies. An evolution that BNP Paribas has ...
Gold Price Drops ‘Clean Through Support’ as Precious ETFs Shrink, US Jobs Hit Forecast
November 5th, 2015
GOLD PRICE losses of 2.4% for the week so far worsened in London trade Wednesday as global stock markets rose sharply and new US jobs data put net hiring in the world’s largest economy just ahead of analyst forecasts ...
Oil Prices Post Largest Gain in Nearly Two Months
October 29th, 2015
Prices rise on new option to send U.S. oil to Mexico and smaller-than-expected stockpile addition The benchmark U.S. oil price soared to its largest gain in two months, as traders rushed to close bearish bets following news that the ...
